Example sentences containing 'civvies'

They looked strong and used to it; their hair was cut short; they might have been soldiers in civvies.Harvey, John COUP D'ETATSo I went, in civvies , of course, and he signed me into the book as Penrose.Gaskin, Catherine THE AMBASSADOR'S WOMENMen were returninghome in thousands upon thousands, shedding their khaki uniforms and slouchhats for civvies.Colleen McCullough THE THORN BIRDS